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Boeing 787’s emergency-power system likely active before Air India crash, WSJ reports
The preliminary finding raise questions about whether the plane's...
Sitharaman asks fintechs to find solutions to prevent digital arrests, cyber frauds
Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister Speaking at the Digital...
High heatwaves in India and Pakistan caused a decline in crop yields in 2022: WMO
''Heatwaves in the 2022 pre-monsoon season in India and Pakistan caused a decline in crop yields. This, combined with the banning of wheat exports and restrictions on rice exports in India after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, has threatened the availability,...
Ultra-high net worth individuals put 6 pc of investable wealth in gold last year: Knight Frank
Gold has delivered a stellar returns of over 69 per cent in the past 5 years (From FY2019 to FY2023). The pandemic has resulted in a low interest rate, and easy liquidity strategy adopted by the global central banks gave a massive push to the prices, the consultant...
Demographic Dividend: India races to get rich before it gets old as population surpasses China’s
Health care is just one illustrative pressure point. Today, India has about five hospital beds per 10,000 people. The ratio in China is about eight times that, and analysts say India will take decades just to reach the level where China currently stands A fleeting...
WHO launches Health Inequality Data Repository
The Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR) includes nearly 11 million data points and consists of 59 datasets from over 15 sources. The data include measurements of over 2000 indicators broken down by 22 dimensions of inequality, including demographic, socioeconomic...
Australia’s Optus hit with class action over cybersecurity breach
The class action members want compensation for the time and money required to replace identity documents and for distress, frustration and disappointment caused by the breach. The release did not specify an amount. Claimants include a stalking victim who fears her...
Scorching temperatures hit Asia’s power grids, raise region’s health risks
While this time of year is typically the hottest for India and parts of Southeast Asia, the soaring temperatures continue a pattern of severe weather over the past several years that’s testing the ability of governments to protect public health and prevent disruptions...
India’s heatwaves putting economy, development goals at risk – study
Extreme heat has caused more than 24,000 deaths since 1992 and has also driven up air pollution and accelerated glacial melt in northern India, said a team of scholars led by the University of Cambridge's Ramit Debnath Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented...
EU proposes $1.2 billion plan to counter growing cybersecurity threats
“The EU Cyber Solidarity Act will strengthen solidarity at Union level to better detect, prepare for and respond to significant or large-scale cybersecurity incidents, by creating a European Cybersecurity Shield and a comprehensive Cyber Emergency Mechanism,” the EU...
UK says Russian hackers aim to attack key infrastructure
A successful cyberattack on critical national infrastructure such as an energy grid or water supply could be highly destructive, and do serious real-world damage The UK government’s cyber defense agency warned on Wednesday of an emerging threat to Western critical...
ESG-led funding touches USD 7.9 bn in 2022: Report
ESG investment is largely concentrated in clean energy (solar and wind power) and electric mobility -- which contributed to around 90 per cent of the USD 19.2 billion invested in ESG across 2018-22. Clean energy, especially solar, saw strong deal activity in 2022 with...